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Patent GB-1372859-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for catching fruit or other horticultural produce
IPC: A01D46/26
Filed: 1971-12-22
Abstract: 1372859 Shoots P WHYTE P W T WHYTE and J E COLLINS 22 Dec 1971 59530/71 Heading B8S [Also in Division Al] A structure for catching fruit falling from trees comprises two frameworks on castor wheels, one of which is shown in Fig. 1, which are placed to surround the tree, the tree trunk passing through the gap formed at 21. The frame is panelled with sheets which may be of nylon-reinforced synthetic plastics material, or may be instead of hardboard, wood or sheet metal, with a foam plastics layer and covered with a weather-proof plastics or rubber sheet. The portion 20 of the frame is arched, so as to allow access to the tree trunk for a mechanical tree shaker. The panels slope downwards towards slots 14 beneath which containers for the fruit are supported. In a modification (Fig. 6) some of the panels are hinged, at 25, and beneath each slot 26 is a roller conveyer 27 capable of supporting eight containers 28; this may be replaced by a power-operated conveyer belt. The frame may be made foldable, and may have other shapes in plan view.
Patent GB-1180700-A (GB)
Title: Wind Vane
Inventor: FINDEMOIS JEAN
IPC: G01P13/02
Filed: 1968-12-20
Abstract: 1,180,700. Sailing. J. FINDEMOIS. 20 Dec., 1968 [7 Feb., 1968], No. 60564/68. Heading B7V. [Also in Division G1] A wind vane, for sailing craft, comprising a disc 1 horizontally carried by a base, for fixture to the craft, and rotatable on a vertical axis 2, has a fin 6 radially mounted on the top of the disc 1 and counter-balanced by a weight 7 and a circumferential scale 8 is provided on the disc periphery which coacts with a fixed pointer 10 and an adjustable pointer 9. The use of two such wind vanes on a sailing vessel is described.
Patent GB-1281696-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to photography and cinematography
Inventor: JOHNSON DOUGLAS
IPC: G03D5/04
Filed: 1968-12-27
Abstract: 1281696 Aerosols for photographic use D JOHNSON 25 March 1970 [27 Dec 1968] 61531/68 Heading C4X [Also in Division G2] Anaerosolcontainerforprocessingphotographic films and prints contains a propellant such as propane or butane and a photographic processing solution such as a black-and-white or colour developer, a fixer, a stop or rinse solution, a silver bleach solution or a surface balancing solution. The processing solutions are sprayed on to exposed silver halide material such as exposed photographic print paper in sequence. The development may be preceded by spraying on a surface balancing agent containing sodium bromide and metabisulphite in de-ionized water. An example is given of a monochrome developer consisting of anhydrous sodium sulphite and carbonate, hydroquinine, Phenidone (Registered Trade Mark), potassium bromide, glycine, lecithin, de-ionized water, and butane, and of a colour developer consisting of anhydrous sodium sulphate and carbonate, potassium bromide, benzotriazole, N: N-ethyl hydroxy ethyl-p-phenylene diamine, sulphate, sodium hydroxide, sodium metaborate, hydroxylamine sulphate, water and butane.
Patent GB-1379896-A (GB)
Title: Billet production
IPC: B23D21/14
Filed: 1970-12-30
Abstract: 1379896 Shearing UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM 30 Dec 1971 [30 Dec 1970] 61815/70 Heading B3W Tubular stock 39 is sheared into lengths by an apertured movable blade 15 reciprocable between an apertured fixed blade 14 and a guide member 11 and co-acting with portions 42 and 43 of a mandrel 40. The mandrel also includes a portion 41 resiliently connected to the portion 43 by a bolt 44 having a steel and a polyurethane washer 51, 52 respectively abutting its head 49, the aperture 47 in portion 42 allowing it to slide between the portions 41 and 43 when the blade 15 is actuated. A circumferential groove 42c in the portion 42 which is the length of the portion of tube 39 to be sheared off has three equispaced longitudinal grooves 42b leading into it to receive guide fingers 59 on a cap 60 fixed to the guide member 11. Mandrel portion 41 has similar grooves 41a and a shoulder 64 for engagement with a stop 65 on the guide member 11. Mounted on the cap 60 for rotation about a horizontal or a vertical axis is a ring 73 carrying three claws 74 positioned to slide in mandrel grooves 41a and 42b. In operation, with the mandrel to the left of the position shown in Fig. 1, tube 39 is fed to the left further than it is shown to be in Fig. 1 and a fluid-operated piston and cylinder 29-33 is actuated to move a collet 25-28 to clamp the tube to the fixed blade 14. An hydraulic cylinder 57 is then actuated to move the mandrel 40 to the right until mandrel surface 78 engages the end face 77 of the tube 39 after which the tube is pushed back against the restraint of the collet 25-28 until shoulder 64 on the mandrel engages abutment 65 on guide member 11. A high energy rate forming machine, such as a petro-forge apparatus, then moves the blade 15 down at a speed of 10-30 feet per sec. The blade 15 and mandrel portion 42 provide cutting edges for shearing the upper outside and lower inside of the tube 39 whilst the fixed blade 14 and mandrel portion 43 provide cutting edges for the lower outside and upper inside of the tube. Once the tube is sheared, the blade 15 and the mandrel portion 42 carrying the severed tube length are returned to Fig. 1 position by a spring 19 and a foam pad 21a. The mandrel is then withdrawn from the apparatus until the surfaces 75 of claws 74 engage the end face 77 of the tube length, the gimballed mounting of the claws causing ejection pressure to be applied evenly to the tube length. A fluid cylinder 66a is actuated to eject the tube length from the apparatus through a passage (not shown). The mating faces of the parts of the mandrel may be of slightly frusto-conical form or have tongue and groove formations. The tube may have circumferential grooves preferably of V- section formed at the places at which it is to be sheared. The groove(s) may be formed by rollers or grinders or by machining or impressing with a sharp edged tool.
Patent GB-1243600-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to toy automobile drive simulators
IPC: A63F9/14
Filed: 1969-12-24
Abstract: 1,243,600. Automobile drive simulator. CHILD GUIDANCE TOYS, Inc. 24 Dec., 1969 [26 Dec., 1969], No. 62951/69. Heading A6S. A toy automobile drive simulator comprises a carriage 33 having a magnet 34 thereon, a semi-translucent board 17 overlying the carriage 33, said board having a road pattern formed thereon, drives under the control of an operator to shift the carriage 33 in any direction to any point within the boundaries of the board 17, an automobile 32 movable on said board, said automobile 32 having a ferro-magnetic element. 44 thereon which is attracted by said magnet 34 to magnetically link the automobile to the carriage, and a source of illumination 45 for indicating the position of the magnet 34 to facilitate proper placement of the automobile. The drives to shift the carriage are provided with controls on a dashboard 12, a steering wheel 13 to shift the carriage in the X direction and a movable stick 14 to shift the carriage in the Y direction. The simulator may include a traffic light 29 mounted on a post 30 attached to a removable cover 31 on said board 17 to provide access to the illumination source 45. The illumination source may comprise a light bulb 45 covered by a mask 47 having an arrowshaped aperture.
Patent GB-2033711-A (GB)
Title: Lawn trimming implement
IPC: A01G3/06
Filed: 1978-09-09
Abstract: The implement comprises a curved blade mounted for movement about an eccentric pivot in a bracket supporting a handle. Prongs on the bracket locate the implement relative to the edge of a lawn and foot pressure on the projecting part of the blade forces the blade downwardly about its pivot to cut the lawn edge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2006424-A (GB)
Title: Oven Racks
IPC: F24C15/16
Filed: 1978-09-19
Abstract: A rack for use in a fan oven has sides (1, 2) which are connected together by a rear frame (4) and are adapted to support shelves (5). The rear frame supports an apertured baffle (10) which influences the circulation of air by the fan. The baffle is removable from the oven with the other parts of the rack. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2006444-A (GB)
Title: Weighing Device
IPC: G01G1/24
Filed: 1978-09-21
Abstract: There is disclosed a weighing device, particularly applicable to a device for weighing wool presses while they are in use, comprising a platform 10 which is adapted to support an object to be weighed, the platform being mounted on and supported by at least one lever which is counterbalanced by a counterbalance arm 30 having an adjustable counterbalance load 41. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2006604-A (GB)
Title: Reservoir for cigarettes and like articles
IPC: A24C5/35
Filed: 1978-10-23
Abstract: A reservoir system for cigarettes and other similar rod-shaped articles comprises a delivery conveyor (16) arranged to convey the articles horizontally towards an inlet (34) to the reservoir; a reservoir conveyor (41) which lies below the delivery conveyor and is arranged to receive a stack of the articles (43) delivered through the inlet and to run, when necessary, in a direction opposite to that of the delivery conveyor; a horizontally movable carriage (32) carrying a movable end wall (45) defining an end of the stack of articles on the reservoir conveyor adjacent to the inlet, and carrying also a sensor (52) adjacent to the inlet which controls the direction (and possibly also the speed) of movement of the carriage; and an outlet (49) for articles at the end of the reservoir conveyor towards which the latter moves. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2036957-A (GB)
Title: Method of measuring horizontal fluid flow in cased off subsurface formations
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 1978-12-09
Abstract: Fluid in permeable earth formations adjacent a well casing is irradiated with neutrons from radioactive source 30 in sonde 10 to form radioactive tracer isotopes in the fluid, typically sodium 24 in saline water, which decays by emission of gamma rays. The sonde is then lowered so that scintillation detector 32 is level with the irradiated earth and by measuring said decay rate, a measure of fluid flow rate is obtained. Manganese, in the steel casing, forms isotope manganese 56 which emits gamma rays which interfere with said decay rate measurements. A method of measuring horizontal fluid flow while compensating for the manganese 56 gamma rays employs measurements of the gamma radiation, detected for at least three separate measured time intervals, in an iterative procedure disclosed in the specification. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2010246-A (GB)
Title: Perimidines their preparation formulations and use as immunosuppressives
IPC: A61P37/06
Filed: 1978-12-13
Abstract: Novel 2-aryl-1H-perimidine compounds, which are useful as immuno-suppressive agents, are described herein. The compounds are prepared by the condensation of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene with an appropriate acyl compound.
Patent GB-2012000-A (GB)
Title: Electronically controlled exhaust gas recirculation system in internal combustion engine
IPC: F02D41/18
Filed: 1978-12-22
Abstract: A control valve 26 is operated by air intake vacuum modified by air bled through a line 56 controlled by a differential pressure modulator 40. Sensors 82, 84 sense engine operating conditions and an electronic controller 80 with a memory which provides an optimum control pattern with respect to the engine operating conditions produces a control signal representing an optimum EGR rate which energizes an electromagnetic valve 70. The valve 70 regulates the magnitude of a signal negative pressure to be applied to the pressure modulator 40 so that EGR can be effected exactly at an optimum rate. The electromagnetic valve (90), Figure 2 (not shown), may be opened for controlled duration pulses. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2018976-A (GB)
Title: A Solar Energy Collector for Heating of Fluids
IPC: F24S10/70
Filed: 1979-04-04
Abstract: A solar energy collector for the heating of water or other fluids for a variety of domestic and industrial purposes, the concentration of solar rays being effected by their direct impingement on one side of absorbers 3 and by reflection of the solar rays from inclined reflectors 2 to the other side of the absorbers whereby the entire perimeter surface of each absorber is heated thereby ensuring uniform distribution of the energy and rapid increase in temperature of the fluid flowing in the absorbers. The absorbers may be tubular, plane or other shape arranged horizontally or vertically above the reflectors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2018713-A (GB)
Title: Composite container
IPC: B65D8/04
Filed: 1979-04-10
Abstract: A container comprises a tubular composite container body 12 closed at one end by a plastics end 14 which is compression-molded into bonded engagement with a composite can body. The plastics end is formed from the same plastics, e.g. polyethylene, as that which forms the inner lining on the composite can body so as to form a leak-proof seal between the plastics end and the composite can body. The can body comprises a main body wall of paper layers, the inner lining, and an outer aluminium/paper label, and may be closed at its other end by a similar plastics end or a seamed-on metallic closure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2023297-A (GB)
Title: Photographic printing with colour filters
IPC: G03B27/54
Filed: 1979-06-15
Abstract: A lamphouse is described for use with an enlarger head in the production of prints on variable contrast or on conventional photographic material which consists in part of a light source from which light is directed to a fixed apertured plate. There is on one side of the apertured plate remote from the light source a composite filter, one portion of which passes light in one of two mutually exclusive wavebands and the other passes light in the other of the two mutually exclusive wavebands. The composite filter is moveably mounted in relation to the apertured plate so that in one position the light passing the filter is in all of one of the mutually exclusive wavebands and in a second position the light passing the filter is in all of the other of the mutually exclusive wavebands. In intermediate positions of the filter a varying mixture of light of the two wavebands is transmitted. Mounted with the composite filter is a light attenuating means to cut down the amount of light passed in one of the wavebands to that which the combination of light source and photosensitive material to be exposed is more sensitive so that prints of equal visual density are obtained by exposures of equal duration whatever the position of the composite filter is relative to the apertured plate. The light attenuating means may be a shaped mask or a neutral density filter.
Patent GB-2033186-A (GB)
Title: Guide beam system
IPC: F41G7/26
Filed: 1979-08-24
Abstract: A guide beam system for determining the deviation of a guided missile from a line of sight employs a laser transmitter which projects a beam of IR radiation at the missile. The beam is generated by modulating the laser output, passing the beam through a pinhole diaphragm scattering device (3), and causing the scattered beam to nutate about the line of sight by means of a rotating optical wedge (5). The modulation frequency varies in synchronism with the nutation so that at any given point ( alpha FK, @FK) in the area swept by the beam a receiver carried by the missile monitors a frequency modulation characteristic of that point to derive deviation co-ordinates for corrective control of the missile. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2036716-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for cutting glass fibres
IPC: C03B37/16
Filed: 1979-11-21
Abstract: Apparatus for drawing newly- spun and dressed glass filaments from a bushing comprises, in combination, a rotary cutter constituted by a blade roll with radially directed blades projecting from its surface and a second, back-up roll having a resilient surface, said rolls being mounted with their axes substantially parallel and with at least the tips of the blades in contact with said resilient surface to define a cutting zone for the cutter, together with an auxiliary, independently driven start-up roll, variable speed drive means for accelerating said auxiliary roll to a surface speed at least equal to the surface speed of the back- up roll under production conditions, and guide means operable to divert a bundle of filaments being wound on said auxiliary roll to the surface of the back-up roll and thereafter into the cutting zone of the cutter, whereby the filaments are cut into staple fibres. A method of manufacturing staple fibres based on the use of above apparatus is also disclosed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2064117-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic inspection apparatus
IPC: G01P5/24
Filed: 1979-11-30
Abstract: This invention relates to ultrasonic inspection apparatus, e.g. for detecting blood flow. An ultrasonic probe (10) is arranged to transmit (18) a signal at a characteristic radio frequency and to receive (19) reflected signals close to that frequency. The signal processing unit 11 converts the received signals into an audio frequency signal, e.g. representing the doppler shift. The signal processing unit 11 has a broad band input and therefore can process received signals having a wide range of characteristic frequencies. If it is desired to use the apparatus at a different frequency a different probe 10 is plugged into input 45 of unit 11, the different probe having the required characteristic frequency. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2066090-A (GB)
Title: Cash register toy
IPC: A63H33/30
Filed: 1979-12-28
Abstract: A toy has a chassis which simulates a cash register and a mechanism for numerically displaying a price of specific merchandise depicted on a card 26. The mechanism includes a first panel 22 and a second panel of the chassis 12 which define a slot 20 wherein the card 26 is at least partially positioned for pictorially displaying the merchandise. A member of a plate positioned in the slot 20 supports the card 26 in its position wherein the merchandise is pictorially displayed, and can be moved through a child actuated lever mechanism, to allow disposition of the card 26 behind a plurality of transparent portions 66 of the first panel 22 which are configured and adapted for displaying a plurality of numerals when reflection of light is blocked in predetermined parts of the transparent portions 66. The card 26 has indicia members 34 adapted for blocking reflection of light through predetermined parts of the transparent portions 66 so as to cause the numerical display of a price of the merchandise depicted on the card 26. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2067844-A (GB)
Title: Modules
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 1980-01-15
Abstract: A module for printed circuit boards of the type disclosed in GB 2,042,809A is provided with a mounting means for the plate heat absorbers 22, which means includes a strip 24 urged towards each absorber to force it into contact with a castellation extending from the module side by a plurality of coil springs 30. The module can be converted from a form in which the printed circuit boards etcetera are arranged transversely of the module to a form in which they are arranged longitudinally of the module by including one or two castellated end plates. A removable tray may be provided in the base of the module, the tray carrying electrical connectors and being resiliently urged towards the top of the module. A power pack may be rigidly held in the module by a fixing means including a pair of opposed wedge-shaped members and means for causing relative displacement of the members. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2043442-A (GB)
Title: Film-coated pharmaceutical gelatine capsules
IPC: A61J3/07
Filed: 1980-01-25
Abstract: The thermal and dimensional stability of soft gelatin capsules containing a pharmaceutically active agent incorporated in the gelatin is improved by coating the capsules with a film coating of a film-forming polymer which is soluble or swellable in water and soluble in organic solvents, e.g. cellulose esters, cellulose ethers, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, acrylate/methacrylate co-polymers, polyethylene glycols, and zein. The capsules have a small air bubble as the core, and are usually for chewing or sucking to provide a prolonged local oral release of the active agent. The film coating may be applied by spraying on a solution of the polymer in organic solvent, and then drying the coating.
Patent GB-2045082-A (GB)
Title: Improved bone connective prosthesis comprising a reinforcement element carrying a polymer layer having a varying modulus of elasticity
IPC: A61F2/46
Filed: 1980-02-06
Abstract: The prostheses (10) comprise a reinforcement element (11) carrying a polymer layer (12). To alleviate prosthesis fixation problems the exterior surface of the polymer layer which constitutes the bone attachment surface of the prostheses has a low modulus of elasticity and the interior surface of the polymer layer which is attached to the reinforcement element (11) has a high modulus of elasticity. Portions of the polymer layer lying between the exterior and the interior surface of the polymer layer have moduli of elasticity which are intermediate with respect to the moduli of elasticity of the exterior and interior surface of the layer. The modulus of elasticity of the layer (12) decreases in the direction of interior to exterior. The decrease in modulus of elasticity may be either continuous or incremental. The reinforcement element (11) may have either a simple or a complex structure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2045490-A (GB)
Title: Portable data recording apparatus
IPC: G01D9/10
Filed: 1980-03-05
Abstract: A portable data recording apparatus comprises a driving circuit (Fig. 6C) controlled by a quartz crystal oscillator circuit (35) for producing a driving signal consisting of alternate pulses of opposite polarity for driving a stepping motor (30) for advancing recording paper 1, CMOS data processing circuitry (Figs. 3A and 3B) for processing input data, a thermal recording head 2 controlled by the processing circuitry for printing data on to the paper, and a liquid crystal display 3 for displaying the data. The data may be entered from sensors (or manually). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2045059-A (GB)
Title: Seat belt retractor shaft
IPC: B60R22/34
Filed: 1980-03-14
Abstract: A vehicle seat belt retractor has a spool 12 fitted around the shaft of the reel, the spool having a slot 14 formed at a radial step through which the belt extends from a securement to the shaft. The outer surface of the spool otherwise comprises two or three part circular cylindrical portions which smoothly merge. The step approximates to the thickness of the belt so a smooth spiral configuration is obtained for the coiled belt but only cylindrical surfaces, and not a spiral surface, have to be produced, with manufacturing advantages. The spool can be of a size to accommodate any doubled portion of the belt required to form a securement loop. The spool increases the effective diameter of the reel and so reduces spring tension on the belt in use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2044926-A (GB)
Title: Measuring the surface temperature of a body
IPC: G01J5/00
Filed: 1980-03-17
Abstract: A body 28, e.g. a continuously cast strand, has a surface zone cleaned by subjection to repeated percussion by a percussion device including pins 15 to which the impacts of a hammer 4 are transmitted. A pyrometer adjacent the percussion device receives thermal radiation from the cleaned zone through a tubular shield. <IMAGE>